Prionosciadium lilacinum is a plant species native to the Mexican States of Jalisco and Nayarit. It is common along sunlit roadsides and other disturbed habitats in the region.[1]
| Prionosciadium lilacinum | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Apiales |
| Family: | Apiaceae |
| Genus: | Prionosciadium |
| Species: | P. lilacinum
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| Binomial name | |
| Prionosciadium lilacinum Mathias & Constance
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Prionosciadium lilacinum is an herb up to 4 m (13 feet) tall. Leaves are up to 35 cm (14 inches) long and 35 cm across, ternate to pinnate with ovate leaflets. Flower are light purple, borne in umbels on the ends of branches. Fruits are ovoid, up to 9 mm (0.35 inches) long.[2]
References
edit- ^ Davidse, G., M. Sousa Sánchez, S. Knapp & F. Chiang Cabrera. 2009. Cucurbitaceae a Polemoniaceae. 4(1): i–xvi, 1–855. In G. Davidse, M. Sousa Sánchez, S. Knapp & F. Chiang Cabrera (eds.) Flora Mesoamericana. Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, México D.F.
- ^ Mathias, Mildred Esther, & Constance, Lincoln. 1973. New and reconsidered Mexican Umbelliferae. Contributions from the University of Michigan Herbarium 11(1): 1–24.
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